Here’s a useful summary of the current best thinking among public health experts on how we need to approach the fight against COVID-19 in the coming weeks. https://t.co/7cy71sKLVG
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 23, 2020
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Glad we have POTUS44 to tell us the truth since the squatter in the White House would rather kill millions than do the right thing.
S Korea is smarter than 45
South Korea avoided locking down any city, but only by moving early and with extraordinary speed. In January, the country had four companies making tests, and as of March 9 had tested 210,000 citizens — the equivalent of testing 2.3 million Americans.
As of the same date, fewer than 9,000 Americans had been tested.
Everyone who is infected in South Korea goes into isolation in government shelters, and phones and credit card data are used to trace their prior movements and find their contacts. Where they walked before they fell ill is broadcast to the cellphones of everyone who was nearby. Anyone even potentially exposed is quarantined at home; a GPS app tells the police if that person goes outside. The fine for doing so is $8,000.
Sweet hero. Hopes for your recovery
Amen
Lawrence O’Donnell’ s intro tonight was perfect, ripped into PP nicely.
Thank God for Speaker Pelosi and the good Congress folks around her, and I mean that.
Totally agree!
Brian Williams opens his show every night with the count … it’s still not close enough:
“Day 1,160 of the trump administration and 224 days until the presidential election”
I know. I let outa sigh of dread every night. It’s just too freaking far away
Me, too! Although some of us never thought we’d “make it” even a year after he got elected, without moving out of the country with our families and possessions! UGH.
Excellent and welcome news
Well, no wonder they need a $5billion slush fund
Sooooo close to paying my mortgage on time
Thank you , Nancy Pelosi and Dems.
I’m just simply going to play this entire album on repeat tomorrow, Wednesday. My way of remembrance of Manu Dibango, & it’s going to help me drown out iQ45, his gang of grifters & enablers. At least for a little while! 😏
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Schumer is live on C-Span2 if anybody’s awake!
“WH and Senate leaders reach deal on $2 trillion economic aid package” is headline and Schumer says “this is really an outstanding agreement.”
Amen and goodnight.
Goodnight TOD
Goodnight, Bob.
Good Morning, TOD.
I guess a deal was reached. OK.
It will allow the Market to roar today…Sugar High…but that will bot be sustainable…for We The People are not being served by the tRump regime.
Have Mercy on the USA & The World.🙏💪🙏
Italy. Spain. Iran. France…The World.🙏😇🙏
There are those that are concerned that tying his hands will make him more rabid (my word) or *more* vindictive in his response. It’s already being reported that governors are being advised to shower tRump with praise and gratitude in order to get what they need from the Feds to combat this virus.
I hope this includes the Kushners too.
I wonder if Trump supporters will fall for this … I would not be surprised if they did.
It’s a cult so they probably will.
I was scrolling through last nights comments and echo Bob’s last post:
“Hitler used box cars & poisonous gas.
Stalin used box cars & Siberian refrigeration.
Trump & @GOP dudes like @GovRonDeSantis use stupidity & @FoxNews to weaponize #COVID_19. ”
I often liken tRump to a cult leader (e.g. Jim Jones). He is preying on the strong beliefs of many Evangelicals/Christians. His call to pack the churches on Easter Sunday will be heeded by many… especially those that consider themselves to be loyal followers. It will be tantamount to a mass murder-suicide.
Question: Will tRump and his family be among the masses that pack the churches?
Bonnie from Southside bout to throw hands. Mama don’t take no mess. Love the thread full of support for her.
Party with ForeverFLOTUS! Don’t forget 6:30pm eastern!
A party with a purpose!
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Morning everyone
Hi DF! 😄
Bestest cackle of week! 😂😂
SOON: NY Gov. Cuomo gives update on COVID-19 – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-10
Will anyone remember that the democrats had to STOP two atrocious refugglian corporate jackpots to get to the stimulus bill with restrictions? Right, of course not. Our 3 nanosecond attention span takes care of that.
Bravi to all the Dems who didn’t give up, weren’t intimidated by the Feudal Lords.
Beauty Break: Check out the Twitter hashtag #MuseumBouquet 💐
I love this so much! ❤️
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo, THANK YOU!!!!
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Very refreshing, this paintings, bouquets, flowers, Dudette.
Thank you.!
You’re very welcome, NCLB! 😘
Please explain to me why comparing Trump to Stalin and Hitler is in any way inaccurate …..
Oh Dudette, I have tears from the beauty of these pictures. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed them! ❤
“Here’s the toplines from the letter Schumer provided to colleagues.
4 months more unemployment insurance instead of 3 months.
$55 billion increase in the Marshall Plan for our Health Care System.
$150 billion for a state, tribal, and local Coronavirus Relief fund.
$10 billion for SBA emergency grants of up to $10,000 to provide immediate relief for small business operating costs.
$17 billion for SBA to cover 6 months of payments for small businesses with existing SBA loans.
$30 billion in emergency education funding and $25 billion in emergency transit funding.
$30 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as private nonprofits providing critical and essential services
More than $10 billion for the Indian Health Services, and other tribal programs.
Prohibit businesses controlled by the president, vice president, members of Congress, and heads of executive departments from receiving loans or investments from Treasury programs.
Make rent, mortgage, and utility costs eligible for SBA loan forgiveness.
Ban stock buybacks for the term of the government assistance plus one year on any company receiving a government loan from the bill.
Establish robust worker protections attached to all federal loans for businesses.
Create real-time public reporting of Treasury transactions under the Act, including terms of loans, investments, or other assistance to corporations.
Create a Treasury Department Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to provide oversight of Treasury loans and a Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to protect taxpayer dollars.
Add a retention tax credit for employers to encourage businesses to keep workers on payroll during the crisis.
Provide income tax exclusion for individuals who are receiving student loan repayment assistance from their employer.
Eliminate $3 billion bailout for big oil.
Eliminate “secret bailout” provision that would have allowed bailouts to corporations to be concealed for 6 months.
Save hundreds of thousands of airline industry jobs and prohibited airlines from stock buybacks and CEO bonuses.”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/25/1931082/-Here-s-some-of-the-key-details-of-the-coronavirus-stimulus-achieved-by-Schumer-and-Mnuchin)
Most of the time I’m sure Tony is weeping ….
S-s-s-say it again!
“Prohibit businesses controlled by the president, vice president, members of Congress,
and heads of executive departments from receiving loans or investments from Treasury programs.” (DK)
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren got a win—companies receiving the loans will have to accept a ban on stock buybacks throughout the term of the loan and for an additional year, and would have to limit executive bonuses and prove they have taken steps to protect their workers. Companies that have been mandated to close or who have seen a significant loss of business, who still retain employees, are eligible for a tax credit. Student loan borrowers whose employers provide loan payment assistance to don’t have to pay income tax on the aid. Additionally, it has $367 billion in a loan program for small businesses, as well as $150 billion for hospitals and other healthcare providers for equipment and supplies.”
(DK)
Just read the latest Gallup Poll. 60% of Americans approve of PP response to the coronavirus crisis. AND his approval rating is UP to 49%. I’m at a loss here. WTH is wrong with this country? Its like the country is infected with a stupid disease …. 😦
F E A R. People rallied around the imbecile Shrub after 9/11 and his rating went to 90% or something, EVEN THOUGH HE IGNORED THE WARNINGS and made countless disastrous decisions before and after. Group amnesia. Group myopia. Sickening.
Special IG and Oversight:
“Create a Treasury Department Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
to provide oversight of Treasury loans and a Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to protect taxpayer dollars.” (DK)
SOON: Joe Biden holds virtual briefing – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-5
Lovett saying he wants a Biden fireside chat. Me too. He can answer virtual questions.
Roast chestnuts, drink tea, etc.
Gotta have some bumblebees to go with all those flowers from the Museum bouquets 😁
Hahahahaha. You think of everything!!
I do my best! 😁😊😄
Trumpet icon Harry James killin’ it!
Last one 😊
Scientists say COVID-ID genetic code is not mutating significantly, so might be able to develop a more
long-lasting vaccine.
all.my.love.
Therein lies the problem
????? This doesn’t even register low enough on the stupid meter. They should all go first and the rest of us will see what happens. Morons.
Italy reported 5,210 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday compared with 5,249 a day earlier, as growth in infections declined after nearly three weeks of lockdown measures.
Fatalities from the disease over the past 24 hours totaled 683, compared with 743 on Tuesday, according to figures from the civil protection agency.
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Many of us here have thought/known this for some time
Sigh! Always an international embarrassment! 🙄
Katie on the case!
HEY JOE!
Can you get over there and be at Governor Cuomo’s side?
Can you be an advocate for New York that at the peak of disaster, in need of 30,000 ventilators?
Cuomo is incredibly presidential. Cuomo needs help fast.
Joe can you be presidential – alongside – Cuomo?
WE need you both.
Now.
JOE.
Cuomo urgently needs 40,000 ventilators.
The Feds must release whatever they have to New York, to be redistributed later to the next crisis area.
This is great!
Somehow.
It must go out there that Trump is NOT doing this.
He’ll take the credit for the stars at night if we let him. You have to turn his staple strategies against him.
Wow, this is a wild story.
Please share
Joe please work with Cuomo asap.
And Joe see if Ronald Klain (Obama Ebola Czar) will work with you.
He’s currently (KLain) advisor to the Joe Biden campaign. He, along with Joe Biden, have been responding to the coronavirus situation for some time. Yesterday he was on national news, today he had a national townhall or press conference, so Biden is on it.
Yes so now let them stand with Cuomo.
Ron Klain was PBO’s co-ordinator for the Ebola crisis and he is hugely qualified.
The Fed has thousands of ventilators in stockpile — apparently 20,000.
So far only 4,000 have been offered to Governor Cuomo.
He is desperately alone with a giant tragedy looming.
Our muni drivers are exposed to so much risk. They are hard working people who are for the most part HEROES.
I agree with you Meta. When I lived in SF years ago, my mode of transportation was muni, BART and those Jitneys.
I think it’s a mistake to start this at the same time as Mrs. O and DNice’s voter registration event.
Someone needs to let them know it’s terrible timing
Several people did.
Biden is after the When we all vote event.
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Ya gotta laugh! 😂
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Majority of cases in Georgia are in the younger age groups…
“Georgia now has a total of 1,247 cases with 394 people hospitalized and 40 deaths. 31.6% of confirmed cases are hospitalized.
COVID-19 still effects younger age groups more than those over 60 with 60% of cases occurring in 18 to 59 year olds. Those 60 and older account for 35% of cases.
A total of 6,179 tests have been processed statewide.”
https://www.thegeorgiasun.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-has-spread-to-96-of-georgias-159-counties/
Seems premeditated and sketchy
Lots of detail here but it is useful.
Debbie Allen Salsa lesson alert! 💃🏾🕺🏾
Don’t forget your Census forms!
10 minutes is on the high side. did mine today. easy peezy
Did mine yesterday, less than 10 min.
Terrence McNally, Tony Award-Winning Playwright, Dies From Coronavirus Complications
McNally’s career spanned more than 60 years across the world of entertainment
Y’all! Jaime Harrison is leading in the polls against Lindsey Graham by 4 points! He can win!
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
The LameStream Media is the dominant force in trying to get me to keep our Country closed as long as possible in the hope that it will be detrimental to my election success. The real people want to get back to work ASAP. We will be stronger than ever before!
(The MAGA cult is strong. In 14 minutes, this stupid tweet had over 22k likes. I guess Stupid gonna Stupid.)
Both hands up!! Science and medicine rule my world, not some 2 bit con man!
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She’s running a fever of 100+
Can the idiots in DC read a graph?
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Elton and friends, Sunday, March 29 9pm eastern
Please, someone remind me about this! 🙂
Duh
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/03/25/couch-party-voter-registration/